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Sep 30, 2019
Daisy
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Oh, Adriana.

A Girl returned reminded me of Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan novels, just a lot shorter in length.Ann Goldstein translated this book as well. Once I started it I had trouble putting it down.
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I liked that it doesn't try hard to define what's family.
It was nice learning about the small-town customs in Italy.
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It was nice learning about the small-town customs in Italy.
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Jul 30, 2019
Lizzy Siddal (Lizzy’s Literary Life)
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